Overturned - Hardcover

Giles, Lamar

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 054581250X ISBN 13: 9780545812504

Publisher: Scholastic Press, 2017

Synopsis

Nikki Tate is infamous, even by Las Vegas standards. Her dad is sitting on death row, convicted of killing his best friend in a gambling dispute turned ugly. And for five years, he's maintained his innocence. But Nikki wants no part of that. She's been working on Operation Escape Vegas: playing in illegal card games so she can save up enough money to get out come graduation day.Then her dad's murder conviction is overturned. The new evidence seems to come out of nowhere and Nikki's life becomes a mess when he's released from prison. Because the dad who comes home is not the dad she remembers. And he's desperately obsessed with finding out who framed him--and why.As her dad digs into the seedy underbelly of Vegas, the past threatens everything and Nikki is drawn into his deadly hunt for the truth. But in the city of sin, some sinners will do anything to keep their secrets, and Nikki soon finds herself playing for the biggest gamble ever--her life.

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From the Back Cover:

Praise for Fake ID

“Fast action, judicious plot twists, and sufficiently evil teens and adults should keep thrill-seeking readers awake long into the night.” ―Kirkus Reviews

“Conspiracy theorists and thriller fans alike will be guessing right up to the end of this exciting debut.”―Booklist

“Giles ups the ante of YA witness-protection tales with a chilling foray into a much broader conspiracy, teasing readers with plausible suspects and clever misdirections that play off the tropes of running-from-the-mob stories.”―Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

A YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

An Edgar Award Finalist

Praise for Endangered

“Frequent plot twists and short, fast-moving sentences keep tension high. Suspenseful and often wise.”―Kirkus Reviews

“Giles writes a fast-paced, gripping suspense novel with an engaging whodunit mystery.”―VOYA

“Giles crafts an unpredictable psychological thriller filled with murky choices and colorful characters.”―Publishers Weekly

“This title delivers another skillfully devised plot, supported by a fully fleshed cast whose identities . . . complicate but do not solely define their characters.”―Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

An Edgar Award Finalist

From the Inside Flap:

Nikki Tate is infamous, even by Las Vegas standards. Her dad is sitting on death row, convicted of killing his best friend in a gambling dispute turned ugly. And for five years, he’s maintained his innocence. But Nikki wants no part of that. She’s been wo

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 054581250X
• ISBN 13: 9780545812504
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352